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NEW YORK -- Small-capitalization and Nasdaq stocks posted moderate gains Monday, but significantly underperformed the broad market and blue-chip sector.

The Russell 2000 index of small-capitalization stocks rose 1.53 to 335.63, and the Nasdaq Composite Index, at 1148.71, gained 9.32. The New York Stock Exchange Composite Index added 3.61 to 356.28, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 73.98 to 5733.84.